Beginning on Thursday, HBO will debut its HBO Go online service on the Verizon FIOS infrastructure, so that customers will be able to watch it via the Internet.

Verizon customers must subscribe to the FIOS Internet and TV package, plus HBO, unsurprisingly. Users then can access HBO GO with their Verizon FiOS log-in credentials at Verizon's Web site or at HBO Go itself.

The combination simply provides another means for consumers to reach their favorite video online. Earlier this month, Comcast began rolling out its "Xfinity" service to 11 markets, and Comcast users can also log on to Fancast.com and watch recorded video and movies. The Fancast portal also allows Comcast customers access to HBO video, but without the customized experience HBO Go will offer.

"HBO GO adds more value to FiOS TV customers' HBO subscriptions with the convenience of accessing their programming in more ways and in more places," Shawn Strickland, vice president of consumer strategy and planning for Verizon, said in a statement. We're excited to add this deeper, richer experience to our already extensive HBO offerings, further enhancing the TV and Internet experience that only FiOS delivers."

HBO Go will archive 600 hours of content, including extras and commentaries, and users can create a watchlist to bookmark content or schedule a season pass. Content will be viewable via a Web application that will protect it from being copied. Both PCs and Macintoshes will be supported, HBO said.

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